Adjustable waistband.



H. KLEIN. r

ADJUSTABLE WAISTBAND.,

APPLICATION FILED .IULY 9.1915.

Patented June 6, 1916.

, 'eNiTan sTATns PATENT euries.

HENRY KLEIN, or GLEVELAND, 01H10.

ADJUSTABLE WA'ISTBAND.

Specication of Letters Patent.

. Patented June 6, 1916.

Appiicaticn med July 9, 1915. serial No. 38,971. f

To all vwhom t may concern .f

Be it known that 1, HENRY KLEIN, a citi- Zen ofthe United States, residing at Clevev generally provided for tightening the waistband of a garment.

A further object of vthe invention is in mounting the adjustingmeans so that it is unobservable from the 1 exterior surface of the waist band, but which, at the same time, is accessible for taking up or letting out the waist band as the occasion may demand.

The invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

Itv will be evident that'changes` in the form, proportion, material and minor de- Y tails of construction within the scope of the appended claims, may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrilicing any of the advantages of this invention.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1- is a view in elevation showing a portion of the garment and waist band. Fig 2 Y is a view in elevation'of thevinnersurface of the waist band. Fig. 3 is a View showing theinterior construction of the waist band with the liningbroken away. Fig. 4

isa perspective, view from Ythe inner sur* face-of the waist bandshowmg a slightly 4modified form, and Fig. 5 is a perspective upper edge of thel garment being turned in-Y view with a portion of the?. waistband broken away to disclose the interior con-l struction of the -form shown in Fig. 4.'

A represents the garment whichrisproi vided with the usual waist band at the upper edge'thereof, as indicated at f1, the

wardly, as at 2, and connected to the inner surface of the garment is a belting'or-.facing 3 of canvas or the like. l

The waist band 1 of the garment and the belting or facing l3 are `provided with Va.

V-shaped openingor notch 4, the edges of the waist band and belting along the open-v ing being connected together by suitable stitching 5. A lining or apron lining 6 is connected to the inner surface of the waist band and is connected at `its upper edge to the inturned edge 2 of .the waist band 1 by suitable stitching.l A belt or tunnel loop 7 is connected to the lining 6 along thel upper portion and on the innery surface of the lining by stitching 8. 'The tunnel loop 7 extends over the upper edge of the waist band and downwardly over vthe V -shaped opening or notch 4, for forming a closure for the notch. The lowerV edges of the beltv or tunnel loop, the belting or facing 3, and the lining 6, are .all connected together by suitable "stitching 9. vThe stitching, which fastens the'upperedge of thev lining to the upper` edge of the waistband, does not1 eX- tend to the V-sha'ped opening 4 but consid-- erable space is ali'orded betweenthe .end of the stitching and the edges of the belt or tunnel loop 7 as'indicated at 10. By forming these openings or spaces k1O.between vthe upper edges of the garment A, lining'l and the vertical edges of the tunnel loop 7 ,the edges of the V-,shaped openingor notch can be drawn together for reducing 'the size oil?- the opening ,or notch 4, and at the same time f drawing the unstitched portion of the waist band adjacent lto 4thetunnel loop into the tunnel loop, thereby. reducing the size of the waist band without producing any perceptible wrinkle or pucker-in thegarment. Thevedges 'of the notch 4 are drawntogether orv allowed to be separated by means of a tape or strap 11, of any suitable'mate-- rial, which is'connected along one edge of the opening 4, as at 12, by suitable stitching. This tape then passes `across the'opening and through the metal loop 13 whichis fas-V tened to the waist band along the opposite edge of the opening.` `'.llhe tape after passing through the loop is againr drawn across,V the V-shaped'opening and througha slot 14 formed .in the lining 6, and is connectedto `V a buckle 15 which vis connected tothe waist band of the'ga'rment onjthe outerjsurface' of the lining 6. j f Y In the'modified form shown in Figs. 4 and 5, a gusset. ork gore 16 is connected to the* waist band for covering the V-shaped opening 4. The gusset or gore 'is preferably apacing 3. `A''tape 1,7 is connected to `the V11() pliedr Vto the inner `,sur-tace of the belting `or j feo waist band, along one edge of the opening 4, and extends across the opening and gusset 16, and is provided at its outer terminal with a plurality of resilient studs 18 which are adapted .to be sprung into a socket 19 connected to the waist band on the opposite side of the opening. The lining 6 in this form is not connected along its lower edge by means of stitching to the facing or belting 3 and to the garment A, but is fastened by means of sockets 20 connected to the facing 3, and resilient heads 2l connected to the inner surface of the lining, whereby the heads 21 can be sprung into the sockets 20 for fastening the lining to the waist band or garment A. The gusset or gore 16 is employed in this instance more particularly to prevent the tape fromr passing through the opening 4 and between the tunnel loop and the waist band if for any reason it should become disengaged from the socket 19.

The construction set forth in Figs. 4 and 5 is similar in other respects to the construction'set forth in Figs. l, 2 and'3, and the same adjustments can be obtained by both. Of course when it is desired to make an adjustment or use the lconstruction set forth in Figs. 4 and 5, the lining` 'must first be released from the waist band so that access can be had to the tape 17, whereas in the construction set forth in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the tape 11 can be grasped by inserting the hand along the inner side of the waist band. From the foregoing it will` be seen that any number of these V-shaped openings 4 may be formed in the Waist band-of a garment for the purpose of taking up or letting out the waist band to suit theV waist of the wearer of the garment. rIhe openings will all be concealed by the tunnel loops 7 which are and may be employed as belt loops for supporting the garment.

What is 'claimed is,-

l. In argarment, a waist band havingfa V-shaped opening formed therein, a belt or tunnel loopconnected to the outside of the waist band below the opening, and extending over the upper edge of the waist band and connected to the inner side thereof and completely covering said opening, and means connected to and arranged on the insidel of the waist band fordrawing the edges olf the opening together and into the belt or tunnel loop. n v

V2. In a garment, a waist band having a V-shaped opening formed therein, a tunnel loop 'connected to the outside of the waist Y band below the opening, a lining connected pletely covering said opening, and means connected to and arranged on the inside of the waist band for drawing the edges of the opening together.

3. In a garment, a waist band having ay V-shaped opening formed therein, a tunnel loop connected to the outside of the waist band below the opening and extending over the upper edge of the waist band for closing the opening, a lining located along the inner surface of the waistband and connected to the upper edge thereof, and to the tunnel loop for fastening the upper terminal of the tunnel loop to the waist band, the upper edge of the waist band being disconnected from the lining for a short distance at each side of the tunnel loop to permit the upper edge of the waist band adj acent to the V-shaped opening to be drawn intothe tunnel loop upon the contraction of the V -shaped opening, and means extending across the opening for contracting the latter and reducing the size of the waist band.

4. In a garment, a waist band having a V-shaped opening formed therein, a lining connected to the waist band and located along the inner surface thereof, a tunnel loop connected to the outside of the waist band below the opening and extending over the upper edge of the waist band for closing the opening, the upper terminal of said tunnel loop being received between the waist band and lining and connected to the lining, means on the inner surface of the waist band for contracting the V-shaped opening and reducing the size of the Waist band, the upper edge of said waist band adjacent to the V-shaped opening being disengaged from the lining for a short distance inside thereof, whereby said ends may be drawn into the tunnel loop upon the contracting of the opening.

5. In a garment, a waist band having a `il-shaped opening, a tunnel loop connected to the outside of the waist band below the opening, and extending over the upper edge of the waistband and completely closing said opening, a lining connected to the inner surface of the waist band and to the upper terminal of the tunnel loop for maintaining the tunnel loop in position over the V-shaped opening, a tape connected to the waistband on one side of the opening, a loop connected to the waist band on the oppositeV side-of the opening through which loop the tape passes, and a buckle connected to the waist band LVon the opposite side of the opening 'from the loop to which buckle the tape is connected for holding the waist band in its adjusted position.

6. In a garment, a waist band, a belting or facing connected V:to the inner surface thereof, said belting and waist band having` a V-shaped opening formed therein, a tunnel loop connected to the outside of the waist band below the opening and extending over the upper edge of the Waist band for completely closing said opening, a lining connected to the upper edge of the Waist band and the upper terminal of the tunnel loop, a tape connected rto the inner surface ofthe Waist band at one edge of the opening, a loop connected to the Waist band on the opposite edge of the opening through Which the tape passes, and a buckle connected to the lining and Waist band on the opposite side of the opening from the loop, said lining having an opening therethrough through which the tape passes, said tape eX- tending across the opening from the loop and through the opening of the lining, and connected to the buckle for holding the Waist band in its adjusted position, the lower edges of the lining, belting or facing, Waist band and tunnel loop all being connected together.

7. In a garment, a Waist band having a V-shaped opening formed therein, a tunnel loop provided on the outside of the Waist band over said opening, said loop being eX- tended over the waistband for closing said opening, means for securing the upper end of the tunnel loop to the inside of the Waist band, a tape secured to the inside of the Waist band at one side of the opening and extended across said opening, and means for adjustably securing the free end of the tape to take up or let out the opening in the Waist band, Y

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

HENRY KLEIN.

I/Vitnesses:

ABE L. GREENBERG, MAURICE COOPER.

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